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Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

Description: Concerns about the Navy's prospective ability to afford its long-range shipbuilding plan, combined with year-to-year changes in Navy shipbuilding plans and significant cost growth and other problems in building certain new Navy ships, have led to strong concerns among some Members about the status of Navy shipbuilding and the potential future size and capabilities of the fleet. The issue for Congress that is discussed in this report is how to respond to the Navy's proposed force structure and s… more
Date: July 15, 2009
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Disaster Relief Funding and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations

Description: This report describes the various components of the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including (1) what authorities have shaped it over the years; (2) how FEMA determines the amount of the appropriation requested to Congress (pertaining to the DRF); and (3) how emergency supplemental appropriations are requested. In addition to the DRF, information is provided on funds appropriated in supplemental appropriations legislation to agencies other than… more
Date: July 15, 2009
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce A. & Murray, Justin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2010

Description: This report summarizes the FY2010 budget request for research & development (R&D) funding, including comparisons to R&D funding requests in the FY2009 budget. Congress will play a central role in defining the nation's R&D priorities, especially with respect to two overarching issues: the extent to which the Federal R&D investment can grow in the context of increased pressure on discretionary spending and how available funding will be prioritized and allocated. This report breaks down in detail … more
Date: July 15, 2009
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federally Supported Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Programs

Description: This report provides background information on the types of water supply and wastewater treatment projects traditionally funded by the federal government and the several existing programs to assist communities with water supply and wastewater treatment.
Date: June 15, 2009
Creator: Copeland, Claudia; Cody, Betsy A.; Tiemann, Mary; Carter, Nicole T. & Stubbs, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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623 form letters for the BRAC Commission

Description: Community Correspondence - 623 form letters sent by concerned citizens from surrounding communities near Niagara Falls for the BRAC Commission regarding Niagara Falls International Airport Air Guard Station.
Date: July 15, 2005
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mississippi Army Amunition Plant (MAAP)

Description: Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse Response to a letter from the BRAC Commission requesting that the Clearinghouse please rederive economic impacts for the action on Mississippi Army Ammunition Plant (MAAP) using Gulfport-Biloxi MS MSA as its economic area or region of influence (ROI) instead of Picayune MS Micropolitan Statistical Areas.
Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Litigation filed by the Davis Mountains Trans-Pecos Heritage Association against the Air Force (Davis Mountains v. USAF)

Description: Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a memo sent to the BRAC Commission regarding Litigation filed by the Davis Mountains Trans-Pecos Heritage Association against the Air Force (Davis Mountains v. USAF).
Date: July 15, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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